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Partnering News: Novartis, Roche & More 
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A roundup of bio/pharmaceutical partnering news from Novartis/Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals and Roche/OMass Therapeutics.  * Novartis, Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals in $2.2-Bn Parkinson’s Disease Drug Pact* Roche, OMass in $420-M deal for IBD program …

J&J To Invest $2 Bn Over 10 Years at Fujifilm’s North Carolina Site 
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Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has announced that it will increase its presence in North Carolina with a 160,000+ square-foot dedicated manufacturing facility at Fujifilm Biotechnologies’ new biopharmaceutical manufacturing site in…

CSL Announces Restructuring; To Cut 15% of Workforce; Spin Out Vaccine Unit 
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CSL is taking a series of initiatives that will result in a net headcount reduction of up to 15% of its employee base and which includes changes to its R&D…

AbbVie Completes $2.1-Bn Acquisition of Capstan Therapeutics 
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AbbVie has completed its $2.1-billion acquisition of Capstan Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biotechnology company. The deal was announced in June 2025.  Capstan’s lead asset, CPTX2309, is a targeted lipid nanoparticle (tLNP)…

Supplier News: Oxford Biomedical, Piramal & Upperton Pharma 
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The latest from CDMOs, CMOs, and suppliers featuring Oxford Biomedical, Piramal Pharma Solutions, and Upperton Pharma Solutions.   Biologics Manufacturing * Oxford Biomedical Raises $125 M in Growth Strategy Formulation Development/Drug Product Manufacturing *…

Global Briefs: Novo Nordisk, Jazz & Kite 
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A roundup of news from Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Jazz Pharmaceuticals/Saniona, Kite/Interius BioTherapeutics, and Novo Nordisk/BioMed X. Highlights below.   Mfg News * FDA Moves Out Review Date for Regeneron’s Eye-Care Drug Over Mfg…

AbbVie Investing $195 M in US-Based API Mfg Expansion 
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AbbVie has announced a $195-million investment in its North Chicago, Illinois, manufacturing plant to expand domestic active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) production in the US.   This expansion is part of AbbVie’s…

BioNTech in $740-M Settlement in US with CureVac, GSK over COVID mRNA Vaccine 
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Pfizer and BioNTech, a Mainz, Germany-based bio/pharmaceutical company, have entered an agreement with GSK and CureVac, a Tubingen, Germany-based clinical-stage bio/pharmaceutical company specializing in mRNA cancer immunotherapies and vaccines, to…

FDA Launches Pre-Check Program to Boost US-Based Drug Mfg 
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced FDA PreCheck, a new program the agency says is designed to strengthen the domestic pharmaceutical supply chain by increasing regulatory predictability…

Bayer, Kumquat Biosciences in $1.3-Bn Cancer Drug Pact 
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Bayer and Kumquat Biosciences, a San Diego, California-based clinical-stage biotech company, have entered into an exclusive global license and collaboration to develop and commercialize a cancer drug by Kumquat, a…